KARACHI, June 9 Talented Nameer Shamsi has put in his best efforts as he is on course for a maiden triple crown in the Maroof Trophy tennis tournament at the Beach View Club on Tuesday.
Top seed Nameer, a junior international, set a date with second seed Uzair A. Qadir for the boys' under-15 singles crown after they romped home over their opponents in convincing fashion on the penultimate day.
Nameer squeezed past contemporary and junior international Adil Kohari 6-3, 6-1 while Uzair gave 6-1, 6-2 drubbing to Talha Zubair Surmawala.
Nameer also powered his way into juniors' under-17 singles final again overcoming Adil Kohari 7-6, 6-3 and faces top seed Mustafa Zaidi who beat Murtazain 6-1, 2-0 (retired).
Nameer teamed up with Yayha Basit Gabol to beat Faraz A. Faiz and Sarwan Memon 6-3, 6-2 to reach juniors' under-17 doubles final.
Meanwhile, top seeds Nomi Qamar and Nasir Mushtaq will fight for men's singles title for the second time in 10 days after they chalked up emphatic victories over their respective rivals.
Nomi knocked Abbas Raza 6-3, 6-1 while Nasir posted 6-1, 6-0 victory over Saif Noor Soomar.
Earlier the two have met in the Anti Tobacco tennis tournament final held on May 31 in which Nomi struggled to beat Nasir 3-6, 7-6 (7-5), 6-3.
Results
Men's singles
Semi-finals Nomi Qamar bt Syed Abbas Raza 6-3, 6-1; Nasir Mushtaq bt Saif Noor Soomar 6-1, 6-0.
Juniors' under-17 singles
Semi-finals Mustafa Zaidi bt Murtazain 6-1, 2-0 (retired); Nameer Shamsi bt Adil Kohari 7-6, 6-3.
Boys and girls under-11 singles
Semi-final Maheen Dada bt Adnan Allahwala 8-4.
Boys and girls under-13 singles
Quarter-finals Talha Zubair Surmawala bt Faraz A. Faiz 8-6; Sanwal Memon bt Shehroz 8-4.
Boys' under-9 singles
Final Jalaluddin Babar (Mirpurkhas) bt Muneeb Ahmed 8-6.
Boys' under-15 singles
Semi-finals Nameer Shamsi bt Adil Kohari 6-3, 6-1; Uzair A. Qadir bt Talha Zubair Surmawala 6-1, 6-2.
Juniors' under-17 doubles
Semi-final Nameer Shamsi and Yayha Basit Gabol bt Faraz A. Faiz and Sarwan Memon 6-3, 6-2.
Wednesday's fixtures
Boys' under-15 singles and boys and girls under-13 singles finals 11.00am; boys' and girls under-11 singles final and juniors' under-17 doubles final 12.00noon; juniors' under-17 singles final 2.00pm; men's singles final 5.00pm.
